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The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

IN Lucy II. Hoopers Paris letter 70 the World
she descans with much enthusiasm upon the beauty
and social success OF Mrs. James Brown Potter.
generous amount Of space, with the heading, "Mrs.
Po,ter's Social Triumph" Ia given to report OF
dinner given 10 Mrs. Potter by the American Vice
Consul General. AZ Mrs. Hooper has kindly de-
scrlbed her own toilet, well the others worn al
this socially triumphant festyliy, 1t Ii but Just TO
admit that her opinion mas all the authority OF per-
son who has been Invited 10 dinner with Mrs Potter
There Is one point, however, In Mrs Hooper q re-
port OF Mira Poters great attractions which causes
a little surprise She says; "The perfect sincerity,
so TO speak, OF Mrs Potters charms the fresh purity
Of cheek and brow and lips and eyes and tresses all
untouched by any form OF cosmetic, lends 10 her
charming face an additional element Of attraction"
Now, II this he so, what becomes OF the complexion
Deau,ner which derived 80 much Of It's popularity
from an ildOrsemeni Of us efficacy by Mis- Potter
The letter, in the lady own elegant chrography, IN
which she described the delights OF using this toilet
PREPARATION reproduced al great expense In the
papers by the proprietress OF the beautfyng cream
Mr. Labouchere rather sarcastlcay remarked thal
Mrs. Potter was prepared TO Set forth as .
full-nedged actress, now that sne had anxed her
approval TO toilet preparation. After all this pub
LEFTY about complexion improved, Mrs. Hooper
takes palms TO mention the fact as OF great interest
10 every one, that Mrs. Potter IL "unouched by any
form OF cosmetic" Can't tbe that Cora has repented,
with the nckleness Of her sex, OF that letter she
wrote to Harriet saying that she liked her cosmetic
30 much2 Can she have conhded TO Lucy that she
wished she had never done II, and that she didn't
like the old cream any way? Can Lucy nave written
that paragraph "witn intenlon, as the stage dlrec-
tors say? II looks Ike dark conspiracy against
the SUCCESS OF a possibly harmless article OF com
merce. Perhaps II has occurred 70 this lady OF his
trlonic aspirations that the advertising OF complex
ion nosrums IL not conducive 10 'social triumphs,
hence thls attempt 70 emphasize the very highly
socla nature Of tue present "tTiumph,' 10 Paris
aud the return un print 10 'peTfect sincerity" IN
I
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

CAPTAIN GREENE in an exhaustive paper on sour
"Defenseless Coasts"in Scribners Magazine, points
out that In one respect we are the most vulnerable
to attack OF any great nation. This is because such
number of great cities are situated upon our
coasts, while the capitals and chief cities OF other
nations are generally inland. The assessed value OF
the property in fifteen cities which liable to de-
sruc,ion by hostile naval power is four thousand
million dollars. Captain Greene concludes his ar
ticle follows: "The question finally resolves itself
ITO this: Our harbors on the ocean and lake-shores
"are defenseess against existing navles. Is it wise
"to leave them when have the means to protect
"them? II has never been SO considered unit! the
"ast few years. Who can name any reasons why
"such risk more justinabe than 1t been 10 the
"past? Does not the enormous increase in property
values render the risk greater than 1t has
sheen before?n
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
MOIlillzAliOD.


Readiness for mobilization suppOses three prlncl-
pal preparations made beforehand IN time OF peace
nrst, for nlling up regiments aud corps to war
strength with men armed and trained; second, for
provision OF horses aud stores without delay and
Without stint thlrd, for having these horses and
stores exactly where they are needed-namey,
wherever the unit which IL To use them IL to he mo-
bilzed. As an example, take the great war OF 1870
The s'russian regiments for ilrst line were all mo-
blized In from seven 10 eleven days and this means
thai they were in perfect readiness 10 march, and In
full possession Of their horses carriages, spare am
munition, and 30 on. The French, on the contrary,
though they mad In existence all tbal was required
had II not IN the right place, no that Immense con
fusion resulted, and the army WAS not even ready
for defense when the Germans were already con.
centrated for attack on the French frontier. let
France had declared war and ought To have had u
good start. The German Lahhwehr was ready
little later, being fully modified IN from ten Il
nfteen days. improvements since made enable the
German cavalry 10 lie ready almost Instantly, and
5O3 battalions within seven days, followed by a9'
more ON The eighth or ninth day In other words
little more than q week would elapse before i0rc'
Of ueary 100000, with full proportion OF artillery
would be completely ready aud provided with eyery
necessary for q campaign. Including horses. AnC
all this erclency Is cofnblned WIN strict economy
because Germany IL q military nation.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

THREE relatives Of the Oldest man in the State OF
New York, Thomas Clever!y Hance, who has just
attained the age OF one hundred and four years,
have been among the inmates OF the Louise Home,
and OF them Mrs. Maria Stanforth, Is Sill! there
The other two, Mrs Susan Wilkinson, widow Of
Judge Thomas Wilkinson, and Mrs. Esther Gray,
are both Dead and they passed their last years at
the Louise Home. Mr. Hance, who was born Sep
tember 27, 1852, is native OF Calvert County, Md,
and now lives at Macedon Centre, in the State Of
New York. lie removed to that State with his
fathers family In ls03 and was married In 1911 to
Esther Lapman, who died In 1862. He Is still In good
health, though his hearing and eyesight are i'm
paired. He belongs to the old Hance and Dare
families Of Calvert County, Nd, both OF which are
of English descent and their members are unusually
long-ved Eight generations OF the iiance family
have lived in the county named. Miss Margaret
Hance attained the age Of one hundred and eight
years, and Peggy Hance was one hundred and ten
years old when she died.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Is there not just a little too much stress
laid now and then upon the fact that this
or that American statesman is an honest
mani This would indicate either that his
character leaves of where it ought to begin,
or is rather hard upon American statesmen
in general. As It is done with every body
when he died, it probably indicates only a
lack of thought in the would-be eulogists.
How absurd it would be TO recall Henry
Clay by the fact that he never took a bribe,
or solemnly point out that Thomas Jefferson
never stole anything and died poor, as a
proof Of his greatness.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
A strange nurder Ia vienna.

A murder was committed at Vienna on Thursday
night, November 4, under extraordinary clrcum-
stances. A printer aud bookseller OF modest
means, on the best terms with the few workmen he
employed was stabbed In the neck and fell dead on
the ground al 10 O'Clock at night m the centre OF the
city, at the very gate OF 81 stephens. The mur-
deIer was pursued Tor some time by q servant glrl
who witnessed the crime, but he managed 10 es-
cane. 1'he blow was 80 we-aimed that not a
moments struggle ensued, ana the victim, In calling
for the police, fo dead. lie had spent some hours
Of the evening with lieutenant generals widow
whom he Intended to marry, Notwithstanding hi
sixty-three years, his niue children, and his three
dead wiyeA lie was once wealthy, but lost much
capital In printing an expensive edition OF the
TaInud. No Glue 10 hS murderer mas been found
aud the only theory put forward ls thai some
NAnarchistsp had perhaps tried to eXtort money
from him, aud having threatened him with death II
ID we're not given, Kept their word 10 lntimidaie the
many persons who are continually receiving Letters
from them demanding money.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
Profanity EGectualIy seDuKea.


Fitzpatrick, when q lleutenat colonel OF cavalry,
met with deserved Tebuke for his profanity. Gus,
ter was with him when ne rode up 20 a sergeant OF
the guard IN Ills regiment, and, swearing At hin
fuTiOusly, ordered him to attend 10 certain matter
that had been neglected. The man folded his arms
and stood at bay, looking fitzpatrick squarely In the
eye. "UO you heal me- ---- -- your" sad the lat
ter; awhy don. yon do as | tell yOu2n "when re-
celyea proper order shall obey said the soldier
nrmly; "the articles OF var forbid you TO address
cred right out IN ineetlng,' and SAID IN stage
whisper; "By--, he's got you, XII" Col. kilpat-
rick saw tue point at once, aud In very manly way
changed his front and aPolOgized "sergeanl,
said he "yOu are rlghi aud ! apologize. ] should
rot have addressed you as i DID" Then he gave
his orders the man touched his hat respectfully aud
turned away 70 fulnl the command, and fitzpatrick
rose many degrees IN the estimation VI hls soldiers.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

If Utah should ever be purified SO as TO
be admitted as a State, it would be good
idea to unite her with the sage-brush
Commonwealth" Nevada, aud so get rid of
two anomalies in the Union, rotten
borough State so scautily populated that it
ought to be a Territory, and an afflicted
Territory so populous that 1t should have
been State long ago.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

THE all.observant Star points out that while both
the candidates for the Presidency in 1854 suffer-
ing with rheumatism, both the candidates for the
Vice Presidency are dead. II might have added the
further coincidence that by the latter sad events
two ladies, both fitted to adorn the highest social
station, and both mentioned almost il not quite as
often as their distinguished husbands, are suddenly
placed in the gloom and retirement of widowhood,
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Hendricks can both speak elo-
quently of the transitory nature of any earthly
career
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

about it. The truth, which THE SUNDAY
HERALD has taken pains 10 ascertain, lie that
the National Company Is steadily working
forward to the praiseworthy object II has un.
dertaken. II has placed its performances
on higher plane this season than before,
and its audiences have been larger. II is
worth while TO emphasize the fact that be-
cause the well.kuown irascibility Of the ar
tstic temperament has shown itself In this
organization as we'll as all others its eff.
cheney is not necessarily impaired. That a
talented singer and director, whose reputa-
tion is national, should have little dispute,
is something perhaps for the public TO smile
at, but the matter which really interests the
opera going public is that the good singer
continues to sing as well as ever, and the
director to lead in his unequaled fashion.
Mr.. Powderly has done great deal for the
Knights of Labor, but he has never rendered
them any service more valuable than when
he refused to allow them to collect money for
the defense of the anarchists. Sympathy is
a very good thing in ITSELF but it depends
much upon its object whether it is whole.
some for the person indulging II. Human
nature has become so sympathetic, through
long training of its gentler side, that now
there is no man condemned TO death who
fails to become an object of much compassion.
The sentimentality which lionizes and pets
brutal murderer is ridiculous, but even
among well-balanced minds there is apt to
be a deep pity for criminal as soon as it
becomes evident that he must really pay for
his crime with his life. This is proper and
creditable, and no one denies that II is right
for the Knights Of Labor TO sympathze with
the misguided creatures now under death
sentence in Chicago. But so soon as this
general feeling of pity concentrates in a
money contribution to aid these men to es
cape it places the whole organization in the
position of indorsing the anarchists. The
stock in trade Of the anarchists is sympathy
with the workingman. Let the working
man be careful how he shows sympathy
with anarchy. The real laboring men
Of this country have no wrongs which they
want righted by violence; they are the very
ones who suffer most by the upheavals Of
society which these agitators try to bring
about. The men who organized the bomb
throwing are foreigners. They are dead to
patriotism; they make war against govern
ment everywhere, against law, order, pro-
lection Of property. In attempting to de-
stroy these things they destroy the security
Of the poor man as we'll as of tine rich.
Therefore, because their crime, though COM
mitted ostensibly for the rights of the poor,
was really aimed at them, too much SYM
pathy is not wholesome for the Knights Of
Labor. Their money will be much better in
vested in adding to the comfort of their
homes than in trying to avert justice from
murderers or plotters of murder.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

As in the case Of the bay-window privi-
iege, the abuse of the license to spread build
ding materials on the highway has caused a
revision of the building regulations in the
direction of greater stringency than before.
II builders and contractors find the eight.
foot rule, and the other new requirements,
inconvenient, they have really no one but
themselves to blame. 1t asinevitable that
the carelessness of some Of them should
rouse public opinion against the whole bust
ness of turning the public streets into stone
and lumber yards or mortar.beds. Those
who add handsome improvements to Wash
ington are entitled to all proper considera-
tion, but they build generally for their own
profit, and 1t is too heavy tax on citizens,
who derive at best remote benefit there
from, to tolerate the presumption of more
than half the highway sometimes for year
together. AS matter of good taste, also,
and to avoid unsghtly nuisances, the amend
ment of section 26 of the building regula-
tions must be welcome to all but few sub
contractors.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
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Editor enter into any correspondence respecting
rejected Communications. AL matter not Inserted
Is DESTROYED.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

So much of the opposition to Manager
strasburger's proposed theatre in the T.
street skating rink as springs from religious
bigotry is entitled to no respect or con.
sideration. 1t is a survival Of the old spirit
that considered the theatrical profession out
lawed, and denied its members burial in
consecrated ground. There will be no pub
lie objection to any requirements the Com.
missioners impose in the direction of safety
for audiences, but it is absurd to say that a
theatre in the rink building will be an in.
jury to property in the neighborhood or
interfere with the services of church across
the street. This same lot has had upon it
a stable aud carriage-house, a swimming
school, factory for artificial stone, and
finally large roller-skating rink. 1t is
half square from Seventh street, the nosi.
est business street in town, and is surrounded
with shops, boarding houses, offices, and
other live concerns. Auy damage to prop.
erty, supposing that this were really resi-
dence section, must have been done years
ago. As matter of fact, this part of the
city is in the transition state when only a
few old residents cling to their mansions in
1t, and the only. hope for its improvement
rests in the influx Of trade. In few years
it will appear to have been about as reason
able to refuse Manager Strasburger license
at the rink as it would have been to refuse
him one at Ninth aud D streets, or at the
National Theatre or Albaugh's.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

so far as observed, every one OF the gentlemen
who sent kilograms Of coincidence TO the widow OF
Senator Logan mentioned his own wife as "Mrs."
so-and-so, who desired to Join In the message Is
this usage sound etiquette, or even good taste
or course 1t is imperative in addressing Mr.. Smith
concerning his wife to speak Of her by her social
title as "Mrs. Smith" but when Smith speaks OF her
In turn especially to friend, is 1t not both modest
and hearty for him TO use the good old Ango-Saxon
words, "my wife"7 For him to say "Mrs. Smith"
either eavesit ambiguous who is meant, or would in
dcate that he is speaking to aservant. tits only to
the latter that he would think OF saying "Mr John
Smith, Jr.," instead OF "my son john" However
this may be decided 1t is TO be noticed that the en-
voy from Japan, where Ane cour.esy Is a science,
avoided any such question by sendinga joint mes
sage signed "R Kuki-H. Kukl." The same was
done by "E. Is. and Adele Gratot Washburne," and
1t Is wonder II did not occur TO others whose feel
ingswere no doubt just genuine, though their ut
terance was less graceful London costers are fond
Of speaking OF their consorts as "the Masus," but
this is not one Of the customs that can be recon-
mended because 1t is "Engllsh, quite English, you
know"
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

It is TO he hoped that the ruins Of Lincoln
Hall will not remain an eyesore quite as
long as those of the old Canterbury ON
Louisiana avenue have done since the FIRE
there.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
A wag of the waxsnds.

A cobbler visited one oi tue large manufactures
the other day. and for the irst time Ia his life saw
shoes made by machinery. "What do you think OF
that?m asked The foreman. ut beats awl," was the
lacOnlc and significant reply.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

The papers have lately been flooded with
items of doubtful authenticity about the
Amercan-now National-0pera Company.
IL is difficult to understand the prevail
ing depreciatory tone Of the comments
upon the management Of this original and
admirable enterprise. When Mrs. Thur
ber's wealth aud her patriotic desire to raise
the standard or musical performance and ed
ucation in this country were combined in
developing the American Opera there was
nothing but praise for the lady herself and
high anticipations as to the result Now,
pations, and proved its ability to present
grand opera in a thoroughly artistic aud sat
isfactory manner, the tone OF the press to.
ward the institution has suddenly changed.
Many OF the New York papers, and a contin-
gent Of provincial journals which copy and
scissor them, are rife with insnustious
against the stability and competency Of the
company. There is little definite criticism:
II ia merely chilly pail of suspicion and
disapproval thrown over the whole org anizs-
tion. The result aimed at seems to be to
create a vague general impression that the
National Company is being badly managed,
n this were true It should be known,
but it Is not true. These papers
give no better ground for sup.
posing any bad management than the
grOwls Of discharged employees. Chorus
singers and ballet dancers, dismissed be.
cause their work can be better done by some
one else, are hardly disinterested or compe-
tent witnesses as to the management which
dismissed them. Yet the jealouses and
prejudices of this class seem to have ami
mated all these attacks. 1t must be remem
bered that the interests of the manager aud
the public are Identical The public wants
the best performers obtainable. The mana
ger must get them in order to satisfy IT,
There can be no motive for wedding out the
inefficient except to improve the organizs
tion. Some of the animus which Is notice
able in the New York press may be due tC
the fact that the National Company is likely
20 diminish the receipts of the Metropolitan
Opera House, where Is enthroned the grea
German opera TO which New York now bows
down. 1t may be that New York canno
support two opera companies, aud Therefore
wishes TO freeze out one Of them. This loea
jealousy will hardly affect Washington
where the case is different. Here we are in
debtsd to the National Company for all th
grand opera we can get. II ii
the only organization 10 visit US whcl
presents works OF that class, an
II renders them with beauty an,
power. Therefore II Is worth while I
give little candid attention to these mist
Of suspicion which are carefully spres
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
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The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Rosina vokes goes in for dress reform, and is o
stickler for ease aud comfort in her robes. She
says: "The fashion OF wearing the dress 80 tightly
pulled back In front is both inartistic and awkward
A woman can never sit down with comfort. al
ways want TO be able To lit my arms high above my
head. and 30 should every woman, think
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

There are two kinds of rumors anoat concerning
the genial Bily" Florence and his wife. Oneis that
they are making a fortune anil enjoying great popu
arIty in the West; the other Is that for the past two
seasons they have lost much money that they
contemplate retirement on what they have re-
mn in nn
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Dion Boucicault and his company were resting
last week In New York. They Will play in Harlem
the week beginning January 10, and then go to Bos-
ton, where Mr. BOuccauts new play based on in-
cidens Of the War of the Rebellion will first he pro-
duced. Our New National would have been glad to
get Bouccault, but the dates he could give Wash
nptOn were 0lled
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Mrs. James Brown Potter, in the course Of a pri-
vate letter recently received from Paris says: ~
have no contract with any theatrical manager and
absolutely plans in that direction In the inture."
Mrs. Potter is now settled in Paris for the winter
ana receives on Wednesdays in a charming little
apartment which she occupies with her mother and
sister In the gay capital.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

As an instance OF Mrs. Langtry's popularity, II
may be stated that her last weeks business at the
close OF nine weeks performance in New York
Is one of the largest OF the entire season. The re.
ceipts at the wednesday matinee nearly 81 100,
at prices ranging from 81 to 25 cents.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

new recruit TO the company supporting Mr..
Booth is Miss Daisy Slddons, of Washington.
daughter of the late j. II. Siddons. whose curious
and valuable little work, "rhe Shakeepearean
Referee" has just been published. Miss Siddons
is said to he a direct descendant OF the English
family to which the husband OF the greatest OF the
kembieB belonged,
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Since they have introduced "Lulaby" into "The
Chimes Of Normandy and "Nearer, My God, to
Thee" In "faust,n and "The Last Rose OF Summer
Into the "Mkado," it's pretty hard to tell whether
you are attending nursery, prayer meeting. a
singing school or opera. They ought to draw the
line somewhere-The LfuiHD Church.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

Messrs. Charles scribner's sons Of New YORK,
nave IN press and Will shortly publish, novel by
Mr. A. A. Hayes, called ''1he Jesuit's Ring: A RO-
nance OF Mount Desert" Tue story Itself Ia OF
modern days. but the prologue taxes the reader
back 10 1913.
The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02

"Calaynos," which Lawrence Barrett has taken
up, was written by George II. Boxer forty years ago.
published In 1913, and was acted both here and In
England. II has been retouched to suit MIR. Barrett.
MIR. Boxer Is we'll known as poet, hut his best work
Is dramatic. His "Francesca da Rimni" Is full OF
Admirable writing and is well constructed.